From Tony Curtis and Janet Leigh to John Wayne and Maureen O'Hara to Robert Mitchum and Jane Russell, the 1950s offered us dozens of iconic Hollywood couples. On-screen, Gene Kelly and Leslie Caron danced their way into each other's hearts, while gambler Marlon Brando seduced young nun Jean Simmons and Katharine Hepburn and Humphrey Bogart fell in love (t.antj.link) while performing an act of patriotism. Off-screen, celebrity romances were just as dramatic. Ava Gardner and Frank Sinatra left their spouses for each other, while Marilyn Monroe and Arthur Miller formed a much-documented odd couple. Grace Kelly married Prince Rainier III, and Eddie Fisher married adorable Debbie Reynolds, then ditched her for smoldering Elizabeth Taylor. So, which classic '50s movie couple resembles you and your partner? Do you have an epic love, like Burt Lancaster and Deborah Kerr in "From Here to Eternity"? Or explosive chemistry, like Grace Kelly and Cary Grant in "To Catch a Thief"? In this quiz, we'll ask you questions about how you and your significant other live, work and play. In the process, we'll determine what makes your relationship tick. By the end of the quiz, we'll be able to tell you which iconic '50s couple describes your relationship perfectly! So, are you ready to find out which classic '50s movie couple matches your love legend? Start answering these questions! How did you meet your significant other? I ran into them in the course of a long and crazy night. We met at work and sparks flew between us instantly. We met at a party. We went to the same school.
American singer and songwriter. He is best known as the founder and lead singer of the indie pop band Fun, and of The Format. As of 2015, he also performs as a solo musician. Ruess was born the second child of Larry Ruess and Bess Zinger. His uncle, John Ruess, was a performer on Broadway and served as an influence for Ruess's musical ventures. In 1986, his family moved to a farm in Glendale, Arizona, due to repeated bouts of pneumonia Ruess faced as a child. Ruess's pneumonia and the move are referenced in the lyrics of the song "The Gambler". During his time in school, Ruess played in punk bands and upon graduation chose to pursue music professionally. In an interview with American Songwriter Ruess states, "I'm not one to take lessons, so I decided that the only way I was going to learn how to sing, if what they were saying was true, was to go in my car and put on any sort of music from a vocalist that might be really hard to mimic, turn it on as loud as possible and try to hit all those notes".
He took a job in a law firm as a way to support himself while he pursued his musical ambitions. In 2002, at the age of 19, he launched the band the Format with his longtime best friend, Sam Means. The Format was his first musical endeavor to gain widespread attention. Lullabies, on October 21, 2003, leading to more local mainstream success. The band's fanbase began to grow, and the Format released their second EP, Snails, with Atlantic Records in April 2005. However, while working on their second album, Dog Problems, they were dropped from Atlantic. They eventually created their own label, The Vanity Label, and released the album on July 10, 2006. On February 4, 2008, Ruess announced through the band's blog that the Format would not be making another album. Immediately after the split of the Format, Ruess contacted Jack Antonoff of Steel Train and Andrew Dost, formerly of Anathallo, to form a new band called fun. They released their first demo, "Benson Hedges", through Spin's September 20, 2009, article.
Four months after releasing their first single, "At Least I'm Not as Sad (As I Used to Be)", through Myspace on April 6, 2009, Fun released their first studio album, entitled Aim and Ignite. The band's first tour happened in 2008 supporting Jack's Mannequin and gained exposure opening for them as well as Paramore in 2010. On August 4, 2010, Fun announced that they had been signed to the Fueled by Ramen label. In 2011, in collaboration with the band Panic! Disco, the band released the single, "C'mon" with limited vinyl release. Their second album, Some Nights, was released on February 21, true love 2012, and featured production by Jeff Bhasker. The album's first single, "We Are Young", which features guest singer Janelle Monáe, was released September 20, 2011. The song was covered on Glee in December 2011, featured in a Chevy Sonic commercial during the Super Bowl in February 2012, and reached number one on the Billboard Hot 100 on March 8, 2012. The album has become a success throughout the world, selling nearly three million copies. Th is article has been do ne by GSA Content Generator DEMO!
The album's title song, "Some Nights", reached number 3 on the Billboard Hot 100 and reached number 1 on the Alternative Songs chart. On February 10, 2013, Fun won a Grammy for "We Are Young". Fun also won the Grammy for Best New Artist. Alongside Fun, Ruess had been a supporting vocalist for many different songs across genres. In 2012, he was featured on "Only Love" from Anthony Green's second solo album, Beautiful Things, and in 2013 was featured on Pink's album, The Truth About Love, in the song "Just Give Me a Reason". The song began as a simple songwriting session with Pink. She decided the song needed another side to it and subsequently a male part was written. While at first reluctant, with Pink encouraging him, he decided to participate in the duet. The song eventually topped the US Billboard Hot 100, becoming his first number-one single as a solo artist and his second overall. After the success of "Just Give Me a Reason", Ruess was featured on Eminem's eighth studio album The Marshall Mathers LP 2 on the track "Headlights". This con tent has been created by GSA Content G enerator Demoversi on.
